JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 2004   
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products     Nov. 2004 Nov. 2003   Nov. 2004  Nov. 2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult               1,937     1,537       2,370      1,405
Others                   1,544     1,223       1,936      1,620 

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye              -         -           -          -
Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon       113       136          77         97
Atlantic salmon          1,908     1,974       1,138      1,211
Yellowfin tuna           1,828     1,909       1,274      1,368 
Bluefin tuna             1,032     1,125       2,169      2,469
Bigeye tuna              1,260     1,383         960      1,107
Southern bluefin tuna        2         4           2          5
Sea bream                   23        24          19         20
Billfish                   106       136          85        102 

Frozen:
Sardine                  5,371     3,030         433        257
Swordfish                   40        45          30         38 
Pacific sockeye          2,458     2,290       1,042        947
Pacific coho             2,877     1,118       1,110        454 
Other Pacific salmon     1,121       656         442        240
Pink/chum salmon         6,080     3,561       2,714      1,426
Atlantic salmon            440       175         183         72
Other salmon                 -         3           -          2
Halibut                  2,578     2,047       1,411      1,057
Albacore tuna            1,673       825         689        232
Yellowfin tuna           7,643     8,881       2,367      2,223
Skipjack                 8,976     5,776         787        518
Bluefin tuna                 -       176           -        102
Bigeye tuna              9,773     8,711       6,798      5,471
Herring                    303       466          30         44  
Cod                      2,325     2,488         701        764
Mackerel                27,991    42,141       6,157      6,238
Mero                       229       614         213        500
Jack mackerel            5,793     5,351         576        493
Sea bream                  166       329          51        101 
Capelin                    922       847         344        249
Billfish                   270       395          80        113
Spanish mackerel            62       122          26         40
Rockfish                 2,559     2,203         613        461
Sablefish                1,605       912       1,424        895
Herring roe              1,521     2,268         788      1,345
Pollock roe              1,288     1,129       1,604      1,176
Mero, fillet               174       172         249        205
Swordfish, fillet           54       111          34         54
Pollock surimi          13,060    13,721       2,696      2,477
Cod surimi                 322        42          67          7
Threadfin bream surimi   4,748     6,341         919      1,024  


Salted/dried:
Herring roe                572       455         536        405
Pollock roe                170       219         289        343
Salmon roe                 128       352         221        428

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin               1,634     1,320         703        549 
Arkshell                   459       442         234        232
Spiny lobster              127       133         398        400
King crab                2,612     1,866       1,652      1,191  
Tanner crab              3,648     3,119         904        980
Blue crab                   97        66          80         91
Korean crab                296       325         380        418
Other crab                 112       167         177        203
Oyster                     558       530         426        341 
Clam                     1,754     2,033         299        350 

Frozen:
Spiny lobster              268       320         408        509
Lobster                     76        56         230        137
Shrimp                  24,572    20,747      23,191     19,399
King crab                3,807     4,213       7,375      9,306
Tanner crab              1,864     1,443       2,034      1,762 
Blue crab                2,299     1,355       1,038        600
Korean crab                 21        19          15          7 
Other crab                  80        58          43         34 
European cuttlefish        956       768         580        403
Octopus                  5,312     6,890       3,549      4,363
Scallop                     44        20          40         14
Other cuttlefish         1,994     1,979       1,214      1,164 
Squid                    2,143     1,046         568        241 
Abalone                     38        35         150         96 

Salted/dried:
Squid                      176       196         143        138
Sea urchin roe              33        25         138         92 
Jellyfish                  868       599         346        226
Seaweed, dried             841       702         414        347
Seaweed, salted            613       518          53         45

Prepared:
Eel                      3,164     1,080       4,533      1,048
Canned crab                468       550         805        860
Fish meal               29,099    22,537       2,136      1,529

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- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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